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Selected Verse: 2 John 1:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Jo 1:2 |
King James |
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
For the truth's sake--joined with "I love," Jo2 1:1. "They who love in the truth, also love on account of the truth."
dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever--in consonance with Christ's promise. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For the truth's sake - They love this family because they love the truth, and see it so cordially embraced and so happily exemplified. Those who love the gospel itself will rejoice in all the effects which it produces in society, on individuals, families, neighborhoods, and their hearts will be drawn with warm affection to the places where its influence is most fully seen.
Which dwelleth in us - In us who are Christians; that is, the truths of the gospel which we have embraced. Truth may be said to have taken up a permanent abode in the hearts of all who love religion.
And shall be with us for ever - Its abode with us is not for a night or a day; not for a month or a year; not for the few years that make up mortal life; it is not a passing stranger that finds a lodging like the weary traveler for a night, and in the morning is gone to be seen no more; it has come to us to make our hearts its permanent home, and it is to be with us in all worlds, and while ceaseless ages shall roll away. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Which dwelleth (τὴν μένουσαν)
Rev., abideth. Enlarging on the idea of the truth: that which abideth. See on Jo1 4:9, on the phrase to abide in, see on Jo1 2:6.
Shall be with us (μεθ' ἡμῶν ἔσται)
With us has the emphatic position in the sentence: and with us it shall be. Note the change from abideth in to shall be with, and see on Joh 14:16, Joh 14:17. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| For the truth's sake, which abideth in us - As a living principle of faith and holiness. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
For the truth's sake - On account of the Gospel.
Which dwelleth in us - By the grace which it has proclaimed.
And shall be with us - For God will preserve not only the Christian religion but its truth, all its essential doctrines for ever. And they that abide in the truth shall go whither that truth leads, i.e. to glory. The Armenian has a strange reading here: "For the truth's sake which dwelleth in us, because it is also with you; and ye shall be with us for ever." But this is supported by no other version, nor by any MS. |
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.